Fight Against Corruption
Article title: Efforts on to pass Lokpal Bill : PM
Date Published: December 17, 2011
Date Accessed: December 18, 2011
The Indian government has been facing a lot of pressure from the people for a long time. A few years ago an ex-military officer Anna Hazare came into the scene of Indian politics and since then has been a nightmare for Indian politicians. His approach to attain the final goal of anti-corruption has been both radical as well as peaceful. He has opened the minds of the common people to the corruption in todays government. He has organized hunger strikes, rallies, meetings etc. to fight against corruption. His latest venture to end corruption is the Lokpal Bill. This will put a check on the power and authority of all the politicians in top posts. They will no longer be able to make undue use of their power. The current Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh has stated that the government at current is working very hard to get the Lokpal Bill to be drafted and passed. Anna Hazare has accused the government of delaying the Lokpal Bill for their own benefit.
Anna Hazare has been called the Gandhi of modern India. He has played a very important role in ending corruption in the Indian government. His right to information movement has been well known for its tremendous success in providing the common people with knowledge of the things that concern them. He along with Arundhita Roy worked very hard to get the Right to Information Bill to be passed. He also led a campaign to stop the use of food grains for making liquor. His most recent endeavor is to get the Lokpal Bill passed. He has gone into several fasts and has even been imprisoned on the accusation of causing public violence. In August 2011, when the police arrested Anna Hazare, millions of his followers all over India protested and the police were forced to leave him. This was the power of his support. He has been putting a lot of pressure on the government to pass the Lokpal Bill. He believes that this is the most important step to free India of corruption. The current Congress government is in a dilemma. They have assured the people that Lokpal Bill will be passed. Now we have to wait and see that will it be actually passed.
VOCABULARY
attain
success in achieving
ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses‘bring to justice’ and ‘reach (a state)’): fromOld French ateindre, from Latin attingere, from ad- ‘at, to’ + tangere ‘to touch.’
The Indian team attained its goal after it won the 2011 World Cup.
radical
relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses‘forming the root’ and ‘inherent’): from late Latin radicalis, from Latin radix, radic-‘root.’
The radical sector of the society has always been the more violent one as it is made of men of action.
venture
a risky or daring journey or undertaking
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense‘adventure,’ also ‘risk the loss of’): shortening of adventure.
The business venture that the Reliance group took was very dangerous but in the end the risk paid off.
Article title: Efforts on to pass Lokpal Bill : PM
Date Published: December 17, 2011
Date Accessed: December 18, 2011
The Indian government has been facing a lot of pressure from the people for a long time. A few years ago an ex-military officer Anna Hazare came into the scene of Indian politics and since then has been a nightmare for Indian politicians. His approach to attain the final goal of anti-corruption has been both radical as well as peaceful. He has opened the minds of the common people to the corruption in todays government. He has organized hunger strikes, rallies, meetings etc. to fight against corruption. His latest venture to end corruption is the Lokpal Bill. This will put a check on the power and authority of all the politicians in top posts. They will no longer be able to make undue use of their power. The current Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh has stated that the government at current is working very hard to get the Lokpal Bill to be drafted and passed. Anna Hazare has accused the government of delaying the Lokpal Bill for their own benefit.
Anna Hazare has been called the Gandhi of modern India. He has played a very important role in ending corruption in the Indian government. His right to information movement has been well known for its tremendous success in providing the common people with knowledge of the things that concern them. He along with Arundhita Roy worked very hard to get the Right to Information Bill to be passed. He also led a campaign to stop the use of food grains for making liquor. His most recent endeavor is to get the Lokpal Bill passed. He has gone into several fasts and has even been imprisoned on the accusation of causing public violence. In August 2011, when the police arrested Anna Hazare, millions of his followers all over India protested and the police were forced to leave him. This was the power of his support. He has been putting a lot of pressure on the government to pass the Lokpal Bill. He believes that this is the most important step to free India of corruption. The current Congress government is in a dilemma. They have assured the people that Lokpal Bill will be passed. Now we have to wait and see that will it be actually passed.
VOCABULARY
attain
success in achieving
ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses‘bring to justice’ and ‘reach (a state)’): fromOld French ateindre, from Latin attingere, from ad- ‘at, to’ + tangere ‘to touch.’
The Indian team attained its goal after it won the 2011 World Cup.
radical
relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses‘forming the root’ and ‘inherent’): from late Latin radicalis, from Latin radix, radic-‘root.’
The radical sector of the society has always been the more violent one as it is made of men of action.
venture
a risky or daring journey or undertaking
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense‘adventure,’ also ‘risk the loss of’): shortening of adventure.
The business venture that the Reliance group took was very dangerous but in the end the risk paid off.
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